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Commission tables proposed exterior-finish changes after debate over metal siding appearance
Summary
Commissioners tabled proposed language (J 1 a and b) on exterior finishes and metal siding to seek clearer definitions and avoid conflicting or unenforceable guidance.
The Planning Commission tabled proposed revisions to exterior-finish rules (J 1 a and b) after a lengthy discussion about whether allowing exposed-fastener metal siding would make residences appear shop-like or warehouse-like in some configurations.
The proposed J language would have required primary structures, outbuildings, and permitted accessory structures to use a minimum of two material types or a variation in reveals, with window and door trim counting as a second reveal. It would also have permitted exposed-fastener architectural or ribbed metal siding with the same fastener design and installation conditions applied to roofing.
Commissioners and staff debated interpretive problems: staff warned that allowing exposed metal siding could produce a house that looked like a commercial shop even if other architectural elements were present. Commissioners asked whether the new language would be enforceable, whether the allowance would be limited to metal only or apply to other materials with exposed fasteners (such as fiber-cement), and how to define “architectural” metal siding.
Given those unresolved definitions and concerns about inconsistent enforcement, the commission voted to table J 1 a and b for a later meeting to develop more specific, objective language for code and to avoid unintended consequences if presented to City Council.
